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Category Archives: News
Intrawest has also sold Squaw Village
Snowshoe’s parent company appears to have accelerated its efforts to shed assets to raise cash to hold off creditors who have threatened to take over the company’s assets— as Intrawest’s sale of the Village at Squaw, a major component of … Continue reading
Winter Olympics, auction in fortnight
The Winter Olympics are just 15 days away. And although alpine site Whistler/Blackcomb (and Snowshoe) would have suffered the ignominy of learning that they could be sold off in a foreclosure auction amid the games due to the failure of … Continue reading
Some say quarry proposal threatens Snowshoe
A proposal to expand a quarry at the foot of Snowshoe has enraged some tourism businesses and created a 2-1 split on the County Commission, according to a story in the Pocahontas Times, which first broke the news January 13. … Continue reading
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And Snowshoe has opened
Snowshoe has opened, and HuntingtonNews.net has the story. It happened a bit later than first hopee (November 25) and later than subsequently hoped (December 4), but it did finally happen on Saturday, December 5.
Snowshoe delays opening ’til Dec. 4
The updated snowline (303-4-572-4636) indicates that, due to the warm November weather, Snowshoe Resort— which had been shooting for a day-before-Thanksgiving opening— is now gunning for a tentative opening day of December 4. Regrettably, the forecast isn’t showing any immediate … Continue reading
Cass gets WaPost excursion story
The town of Cass, which lies at the foot of Snowshoe’s end of Cheat Mountain, got a nice little write-up in the September 9 Washington Post as writer Christine Dell’Amore checked out Cass Scenic Railroad State Park and other local … Continue reading
Why I love Snowshoe in summer
For starters, it’s usually about 20 degrees below the temperature at my home in Charlottesville, which itself is a pretty fine place. But when you’ve got the choice of 90 degrees and 70 degrees, Snowshoe wins. And up on the … Continue reading
Intrawest sells two French resorts
Snowshoe’s corporate owner Intrawest has announced the pending sale of two resorts in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps. A French resort operator called Pierre et Vacances will buy the lodging and commercial operations at Intrawest’s Arc 1950 Resort … Continue reading
Snowshoe hosted high forest confab
A two-day seminar on the ecology of high-mountain forests recently took place at Snowshoe. What could be a more appropriate site for such an event? After all, Snowshoe is part of the natural habitat for such endangered species as the … Continue reading
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Snowshoe clarifies its ‘wow’
Snowshoe’s food and beverage department recently began offering venison chili while various employees suddenly began deploying such words such as “escape,” “wow,” and “recommended” into their emails. Meanwhile, the resort launched an internal ad campaign to remind
